Combined swivel, ring, and lap-ring.



J. c. HAGKBTT. COMBINED SWIVEL, RING, AND LAP RING.

.PATENTED NOV.- 28, 1905.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 20, 1906.

' UNITED STATES PATEN OFFICE.

JOHN C. HACKETT, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. COMBINED sw|v|-: RING, AND LAP-RING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 28, 1905.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JonN O. HAGKETT, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of St. Louis, Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in' a Combined Swivel, Ring, and Lap-Ring, of which the following is a specification containing a full, clear, and exact description, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings,

forming a part hereof.

My invention relates to a combined swivel, ring, and lap-ring, consisting of the novel features herein shown, described, and claimed.

The object of my invention is to provide an improved article which may be used as a hamesection. 'Fig. 3 is a top plan view of a modi-f Fig. 4

fied form of my improved invention. is an edge view of a modified form of my improved invention.

Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates the clevis portion, which is provided with mem-'.

bers 2 and 3. The member 2 isprovided with a plain opening and the member 3 is provided with screw-threaded opening.

4 indicates the fork, which is swiveled or pivoted to the clevis portion 1 by means of a rivet 5. Said fork comprises a member 6 and a a member 7 which latter terminates in a semicircular ring 8. The member 7' is also provided with a lug 9, to which is attached a spring 10. Pivoted between the members 6 and 7 by means of a rivet 11 passing through the members 6 and 7 is a semicircular halfring 12. Formed integral with the semicircular half-ring 12 is an arm 13, which rests on the spring 10. The half-rings 8 and 12 constitute what is called a lap-ring, which when mated together form a complete ring. By pressing down on thearm 13 the half-rings 8 and 12 are opened up, and suitable attachments, such as common rings or chain's, may be inserted in or removed from the same. The

said half-rings are held together by means of the resilience of the springlO. Located in the members 2 and 3 is a connecting-pin 17 the lower end of which is provided with screwthreads adapted to be inserted in the screwthreaded opening in the member 3, and the upper end is provided with ashoulder 18 and a square head 19. This connecting-pin can be removed from and inserted in the clevisportion when I desire to connect my invention to a shifting bar.

In Fig. 3 is shown. a modified form wherein there is substituted for the clevis portion 1 a ring 14. s

In Fig. 4 I substitute in place of the clevis portion 2 and ring 14 a hook 15, which carries a pivoted link 16. g

It will be seen from the foregoing that my invention is susceptible to various uses. It will also be observed that the clevis portion 1 of the device shown in Figs. 1 and 2 and the ring portion 14 of the modified construction of Fig. 3 and also the hook portion of the further modified construction of Fig. 4 are all of a similar nature, for the reason that each of them are substantiaily ring-likethat is, each of said devices incloses a space through which a pin or a hook may be inserted. For instance, a pin or a hook may be readily connected to said clevis portionl and may be equally as readily connected to the ring portion 14 or the hook portion 15 of the modified construction.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim is An improved connecting device, comprising a ring-like portion, the U-shaped portion swivand spring-pressed.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this speclfication in presence of two sub SCI'llOIl'lg wltnesses.

JOHN o. HAGKETT.

Witnesses:

ALFRED EIoKs, JOHN C. HIeDoN. 

